The Installation Workflow; The Boot Screen - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 SP2 - INSTALLATION AND ADMINISTRATION Installation Manual

The installation program retrieves the location of the network installation source using
OpenSLP and configures the network connection with DHCP. If the DHCP network
configuration fails, you are prompted to enter the appropriate parameters manually.
The installation then proceeds as described below.
3.3.4 Installing from a Network Source
without SLP
If your network setup does not support OpenSLP for the retrieval of network installation
sources, boot the system from the media or with another boot option. In the boot screen,
select the desired installation option. Press F4 then select the desired network protocol
(NFS, HTTP, FTP, or SMB). Provide the server's address and the path to the installation
media.
The installation program retrieves the location of the network installation source using
OpenSLP and configures the network connection with DHCP. If the DHCP network
configuration fails, you are prompted to enter the appropriate parameters manually.
The installation then proceeds as described below.

3.4 The Installation Workflow

The SUSE Linux Enterprise installation is split into three main parts: preparation, in-
stallation, configuration. During the preparation phase you configure some basic param-
eters such as language, time, and desktop type. In the installation phase you decide
which software to install, where to install it and how to boot the installed system. Upon
finishing the installation the machine reboots into the newly installed system and starts
the configuration. In this stage you set up users and passwords, and configure network
and Internet access as well as hardware components such as printers.

3.5 The Boot Screen

The boot screen displays a number of options for the installation procedure. Boot from
Hard Disk boots the installed system and is selected default, because the CD/DVD is
often left in the drive. To install the system, select one of the installation options with
the arrow keys. The relevant options are:
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